Help tank leaking!

Automatt · 10/27/2010, 06:57 PM

hey guys so i came home and behind tank is a wet spot!!!! i looked and its leaking from where tank meets stand i dont know from where exactly but thats where its dripping from! I NEED a new tank and dont have a TON of cash to shell out. currently i have a 24 gallon nanocube. PLEASE let me know what you have.

Jeff · 10/27/2010, 07:09 PM

If you need something is REAL hurry, I have a 29 gallon tank you can use until you figure this all out. I am on the northwest side.

larder · 10/27/2010, 08:06 PM

I would first determine where the water is coming from. It could be a piece of equipment that has just been nudged out of place and is splashing water over the edge of the tank. It is rare that the actual tank leaks.

rayn · 10/27/2010, 08:09 PM

I'll agree with larder. I tore my 55 down in a half hour before work in the morning cause my wife said it was leaking. Turned out to be the return pump overflowing my tank.

tiababygirl2 · 10/27/2010, 08:41 PM

I came home to house full of smoke..my hob filter got blocked.and leaked 5 gal of water out...so yes it could something besides a tank leaking good luck..i have many empty 10 gal tanks if you need to used them .Ruth

SkullV · 10/27/2010, 08:45 PM

Does the nanocube have a rim around the bottom? I know when my old 30 gal started leaking at the bottom rim i dried it up really quickly with a hair dryer and sealed the leaking are (you have to seal the entire rim) with silicone and dried that with a hair dryer too. Did the trick!

Automatt · 10/27/2010, 10:10 PM

Thanks for the replys guys. All the equiptment is all contained in the tank only thing out of it is a hang on skimmer. But i Looked everywhere on that not leak. The water is coming from between the bottom of the tank and the stand.. Everything else is dry So i dont think it will be a quick easy fix. I picked up a tank from mitch real quick going to borrow it until i figure somethng out. I also may buy one from a friend tomorrow.

Thanks for all the help. Who has some m80s so that when i get everything switched over i can take out some revenge on the tank for causing me aggrevation haha.

DroidGuy · 10/28/2010, 01:39 AM

leaks suck if you want to give away the tank ill take it and try to fix it

Automatt · 10/28/2010, 12:57 PM

Ill let ya know

skunkmere · 10/28/2010, 01:07 PM

you can reseal it. easy job

rednkfish · 10/28/2010, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by skunkmere

you can reseal it. easy job

Automatt · 10/28/2010, 05:26 PM

im pickin up another 30 gal soon then tranfering everything hopefully it goes smoothly... then ill be looking into why its leaking if its a seal then ill reseal it and figure something out if ill keep it or give it/sell it or something. if its the bottom glass which i have heard someone else had an issue with then ill most likely be tossing it.

10/27/2010, 06:57 PM	#1
Automatt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Wheeling Posts: 277	Help tank leaking! hey guys so i came home and behind tank is a wet spot!!!! i looked and its leaking from where tank meets stand i dont know from where exactly but thats where its dripping from! I NEED a new tank and dont have a TON of cash to shell out. currently i have a 24 gallon nanocube. PLEASE let me know what you have. __________________ Matt G Current Tank Info: 25 gallon rimless cube under a t5 fixture. Diy stand and sump.

10/27/2010, 07:09 PM	#2
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	If you need something is REAL hurry, I have a 29 gallon tank you can use until you figure this all out. I am on the northwest side. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

10/27/2010, 08:09 PM	#4
rayn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pekin, Il Posts: 2,864	I'll agree with larder. I tore my 55 down in a half hour before work in the morning cause my wife said it was leaking. Turned out to be the return pump overflowing my tank. __________________ Currently changing, stay tuned for new details...

10/27/2010, 10:10 PM	#7
Automatt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Wheeling Posts: 277	Thanks for the replys guys. All the equiptment is all contained in the tank only thing out of it is a hang on skimmer. But i Looked everywhere on that not leak. The water is coming from between the bottom of the tank and the stand.. Everything else is dry So i dont think it will be a quick easy fix. I picked up a tank from mitch real quick going to borrow it until i figure somethng out. I also may buy one from a friend tomorrow. Thanks for all the help. Who has some m80s so that when i get everything switched over i can take out some revenge on the tank for causing me aggrevation haha. __________________ Matt G Current Tank Info: 25 gallon rimless cube under a t5 fixture. Diy stand and sump.

10/28/2010, 12:57 PM	#9
Automatt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Wheeling Posts: 277	Ill let ya know __________________ Matt G Current Tank Info: 25 gallon rimless cube under a t5 fixture. Diy stand and sump.

10/27/2010, 08:06 PM	#3
larder Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 487	I would first determine where the water is coming from. It could be a piece of equipment that has just been nudged out of place and is splashing water over the edge of the tank. It is rare that the actual tank leaks.

10/27/2010, 08:41 PM	#5
tiababygirl2 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Ill.{ Marengo} Posts: 1,739	I came home to house full of smoke..my hob filter got blocked.and leaked 5 gal of water out...so yes it could something besides a tank leaking good luck..i have many empty 10 gal tanks if you need to used them .Ruth

10/27/2010, 08:45 PM	#6
SkullV They Got My Number Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 6,898	Does the nanocube have a rim around the bottom? I know when my old 30 gal started leaking at the bottom rim i dried it up really quickly with a hair dryer and sealed the leaking are (you have to seal the entire rim) with silicone and dried that with a hair dryer too. Did the trick!

10/28/2010, 01:39 AM	#8
DroidGuy Moved On Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bartlett Posts: 32	leaks suck if you want to give away the tank ill take it and try to fix it

10/28/2010, 01:07 PM	#10
skunkmere Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 6,434	you can reseal it. easy job

10/28/2010, 05:26 PM	#12
Automatt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Wheeling Posts: 277	im pickin up another 30 gal soon then tranfering everything hopefully it goes smoothly... then ill be looking into why its leaking if its a seal then ill reseal it and figure something out if ill keep it or give it/sell it or something. if its the bottom glass which i have heard someone else had an issue with then ill most likely be tossing it. __________________ Matt G Current Tank Info: 25 gallon rimless cube under a t5 fixture. Diy stand and sump.

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